Igor Shakhman, DMA

Education

Instrument/Subject

Clarinet

About

Clarinetist Igor Shakhman has been seen in recitals, chamber music concerts and concerto
appearances throughout Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland, France, Greece, Germany and the
USA.

As an orchestral clarinetist, Igor has collaborated with the Colorado and Oregon Symphony
Orchestras, Oregon Ballet Orchestra, Colorado Opera Orchestra, Russian State Symphony
Orchestra and the chamber orchestras of Moscow Virtuosi and Moscow Stars. He has performed
under the batons of George Solti, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Gerard Shwarz, Carlos Kalmar,
Mstislav Rostropovich, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennadi Rozhdestvenski, Vladimir Spivakov
and Yuri Bashmet among others.

As a chamber musician and soloist, Igor has participated in several international
music festivals in Oregon, Colorado, France, Greece, Russia and Switzerland.

In demand as a teacher and clinician, Igor has presented master classes and workshops
around the world, most recently at the University of Maryland, The Kharkov Conservatory
and The Shenandoah Conservatory.

Igor has participated in two critically acclaimed Broadway tours: the first national
tour of Oklahoma! as a principal clarinetist and on-stage soloist and the North American
tour of Fiddler on the Roof.

In addition to teaching clarinet at Marylhurst University, Igor also holds the principal
clarinet position with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and is the Oregon state chair
for the International Clarinet Association.